Re: HP 5500 EL LACP

I seem to recall that Juniper were very keen on telling you the max number of LAGGs on each of their switch models. It was always a very high number that made me think this information would never be relevant.

H3C don't seem to tell you in the 5500 configuration guide, so I assume if there is a limit, it's something so large it will never actually be a limit so they figure you don't need to be given useless information.

As you can potentially IRF 9 switches together, you could conceivably try to configure 216 LAGGs. Presumably this is supportedf or they would warn you about a limit.

Re: HP 5500 EL LACP

I would always be wary about thinking of using a large stack of 1RU switches to provide your core Layer3 switching functions instead of using a chassis switch. The 1RU switches have all sorts of limitations on what they can do, compared with the chassis switches.

I discovered the 5900s, for example, have very limited support for lines of access lists beyond a fairly small number.